WA - Mother charged with manslaughter after 10 year old daughter dies from diabetic ketoacidosis, 18 Jul 2025

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From the article above:

By the time they got to the hospital later that afternoon, the girl had likely been dead for several hours, according to the charging document.

"Rigor mortis had set in, and her body was stiff, indicating [the girl] had been dead for several hours in the back seat of the car, alongside her older sister and younger brother," the charging document stated.

On the approximately 714-mile drive to Tacoma, her mother passed more than two dozen hospitals, and cell phone records indicated she never called 911, according to the charging document.

When interviewed by police, the mother allegedly said she did not call 911 or stop at another hospital because, per the parent plan she has with the girl's father, she was not allowed to take her out of state. The mother is separated from the child's father, and at the time of the incident, the girl was in her mother's custody and care, police said.
 
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On the approximately 714-mile drive to Tacoma, her mother passed more than two dozen hospitals, and cell phone records indicated she never called 911, according to the charging document.
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The mother also allegedly told police that her daughter forgot to bring her ketone test kit on the trip, according to the charging document.
Mother charged with manslaughter for allegedly delaying medical care for diabetic daughter

Her daughter, the 10 year, old forgot to bring her test kit on the trip. :mad: :mad:
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“She stated she did not know what the consequences would be if [the girl’s] father was notified that she took [the girl] out of the state without permission,” the probable cause filing stated.
Mother charged with manslaughter after diabetic daughter, 10, dies on road trip

Of all the self involved BS
 
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Child has been named in the above article. I found her obituary. It doesn't provide a lot of info, but there is a picture. What a sweet child.

 
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more info about Tay Tay from funeral

Tayleona Gunn Program
Her "dear" mother was the one who wrote the obituary on Page 2, which rubs me the wrong way. For some reason, it gave me the impression that she by no means feels any responsibility in her daughter's death.
 
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Her "dear" mother was the one who wrote the obituary on Page 2, which rubs me the wrong way. For some reason, it gave me the impression that she by no means feels any responsibility in her daughter's death.
Yeah, I also suspect it was written by her mother, which left me feeling a certain kind of way.

I think it probably accurately described Tay's personality which sounds absolutely delightful.

but parts of it felt very self serving to me as well. A description of how she couldn't have sweets, and had had her diagnosis since age two only serve to remind the reader that the mother knew or should have know WELL what the dangers were to her actions and what actions needed to be taken that she opted not to take on that fateful trip.
 

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